The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MICHAEL A. PERKS ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1238 Application 08/566,638 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before MARTIN, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-14 over prior art.1 We reverse. 1 As noted in the "Status of Amendments After Final" section in Appellant's brief (at 3), which section the examiner has indicated is correct (Answer at 1), an amendment (Paper No. 20) was filed on February 26, 1999, canceling claims 15-18. This amendment has not yet been formally entered. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007